TIC 158647017
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable SSS_J013948.4-480917 47" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 283.6.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.31642 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.9% |
| Amplitude | 7.2% |
| RA (deg) | 24.9375 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.1641 |
| TESS mag | 13.2 |
| TIC ID | 158647017 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J013948.4-480917 (EA, P = 2.3162 d), 47" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |